Craig Conn
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| Born | November 16, 1983 , St. Catharines, Ontario, CA |
| Position | Forward |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 200 pounds (91 kg) |
| NLL Team F. Teams |
Buffalo Bandits Arizona Sting Minnesota Swarm Vancouver Ravens |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Pro Career | 2004 – present |
| Shoots | Left |
| Nickname | N\A |
Craig Conn (born November 16, 1983 in St. Catharines, Ontario) is a lacrosse player for the Buffalo Bandits in the National Lacrosse League and the New Westminster Salmonbellies of the Western Lacrosse Association.
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[edit] High School career
Conn attended Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School in St. Catharines, Ontario from 1997 to 2001. During those years, he teamed up with fellow NLL players Matt Vinc, Billy Dee Smith and Sean Greenhalgh to win two OFSAA field lacrosse championships in 1999 and 2001. This would also begin a dynasty and a tradition for most of the top lacrosse players in St. Catharines to come to Holy Cross to play.
[edit] College career
Conn played for the University of Massachusetts in 2002 and 2003. However, he would renounce his remaining two years of eligibility to enter the NLL entry draft.
[edit] NLL career
Conn was originally drafted by the Vancouver Ravens in the first round (4th overall) of the 2003 NLL Entry Draft. In the 2004 season, he was 4th in team scoring with 39 points and was named to 2004 NLL All-Rookie Team. When the Ravens were removed from the 2005 schedule, a dispersal draft was held, and Conn was taken 1st overall by the Minnesota Swarm.
After only playing half a season with Minnesota, Conn was dealt at the trade deadline to the Arizona Sting for their first round draft picks in 2006 & 2007. Conn led Arizona in scoring with 19 points during their playoff run to the 2005 Championship game. Conn also helped lead Arizona to the 2007 Championship game, before losing to the Rochester Knighthawks.
Prior to the 2008 season, the Sting announced that they would not play in 2008, and another dispersal draft was held. Conn was selected by the Buffalo Bandits despite suffering a major knee injury during the summer that will most likely sideline him for the entire 2008 season.[1] The Sting retain Conn's rights if they return in the 2009 season.[2]
[edit] Canadian Box Career
Conn made headlines in 1998 when he played 4 games with the St. Catharines Jr. B Spartan Warriors at only the age of 14 (the team's head coach was also his father, Morris Conn). He played 72 games for the St. Catharines Jr. A Athletics in the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League from 1999 to 2003 and won two Minto Cups with them, in 2001 and 2003. He was a member of the 2004 Minto Cup Champions, the Burnaby Lakers of the BCJALL. In the WLA draft, Conn was selected 2nd overall by the New Westminster Salmonbellies.[3]
During the 2007 season, Conn sufferered a major knee injury while playing with the Salmonbellies during the Western Lacrosse Association's playoffs.[1]
[edit] Statistics
[edit] NLL
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | ||
| 2004 | Vancouver | 13 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 60 | 17 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005 | Minnesota | 8 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 78 | 17 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Arizona | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 13 | 4 | |||
| 2006 | Arizona | 15 | 44 | 23 | 67 | 91 | 42 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 4 | ||
| 2007 | Arizona | 16 | 21 | 55 | 76 | 106 | 35 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 21 | 4 | ||
| NLL Totals | 57 | 104 | 120 | 224 | 368 | 117 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 49 | 12 | |||
[edit] CLA
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Spartan | JR B | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 1999 | St. Catharines | JR A | 17 | 33 | 21 | 54 | 50 |
| 2000 | St. Catharines | JR A | 8 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 33 |
| 2001 | St. Catharines | JR A | 15 | 26 | 30 | 56 | 61 |
| 2002 | St. Catharines | JR A | 10 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 81 |
| 2003 | St. Catharines | JR A | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 74 |
| 2004 | Burnaby | JR A | 18 | 28 | 44 | 72 | 67 |
| 2005 | New Westminster | WLA | 16 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 34 |
| 2006 | New Westminster | WLA | 16 | 29 | 32 | 61 | 20 |
| 2007 | New Westminster | WLA | 15 | 22 | 41 | 63 | 60 |
| CLA Totals | 119 | 185 | 230 | 415 | 480 | ||
[edit] References
- ^ a b Sting Lose Craig Conn for the season. NLL.com (August 21, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-11-12.
- ^ Dawson selected first overall by Portland. NLL.com (November 5, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-11-05.
- ^ Bible of Lacrosse Player Statistics - Craig Conn. Bible-of-Lacrosse.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-12.
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| NAME | Conn, Craig |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Lacrosse player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 16, 1983 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Catharine's, Ontario |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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